Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-4-1 - NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
Section 420-4-1-.06 - HIV Testing Procedures
No person shall be tested for HIV infection by antibody determination, or by other means, unless said person or their personal physician are informed of the results of said test or said results are made available to said person. A person so notified shall be provided information on the meaning of said test results, the methods of HIV transmission, on ways to avoid becoming infected, or on ways to avoid infecting others. However, nothing in this paragraph shall apply to any business organization providing life, health, or disability insurance.
Previous rule 420-4-1-.06 entitled "Appeal and Penalty" filed September 1, 1982.
Author: Donald E. Williamson, M.D., P. Brian Hale, J.D.
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-11A-1, et seq.